Induced Attitude Change on Online Gaming among Adolescents: An Application of the Less-Leads-to-More Effect

Chiou, Wen‐Bin

doi:10.1089/cpb.2007.0035

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“…This is awkward, given the wealth of literature (eg, McMillan and Hwang provide an overview [49]) documenting the importance of user control in shaping user experience [45,50]. Furthermore, previous research identified the role of user control (ie, freedom of choice) in attitude change [51] and intention to use [12,14]. The effect of user control on e-loyalty is in line with previous studies and is expected to be mediated through user perceptions [12,52].…”

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Bringing Loyalty to E-health: Theory Validation Using Three Internet-Delivered Interventions

Crutzen¹,

Cyr²,

Vries³

2011

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundInternet-delivered interventions can effectively change health risk behaviors, but the actual use of these interventions by the target group once they access the website is often very low (high attrition, low adherence). Therefore, it is relevant and necessary to focus on factors related to use of an intervention once people arrive at the intervention website. We focused on user perceptions resulting in e-loyalty (ie, intention to visit an intervention again and to recommend it to others). A background theory for e-loyalty, however, is still lacking for Internet-delivered interventions.ObjectiveThe objective of our study was to propose and validate a conceptual model regarding user perceptions and e-loyalty within the field of eHealth.MethodsWe presented at random 3 primary prevention interventions aimed at the general public and, subsequently, participants completed validated measures regarding user perceptions and e-loyalty. Time on each intervention website was assessed by means of server registrations.ResultsOf the 592 people who were invited to participate, 397 initiated the study (response rate: 67%) and 351 (48% female, mean age 43 years, varying in educational level) finished the study (retention rate: 88%). Internal consistency of all measures was high (Cronbach alpha > .87). The findings demonstrate that the user perceptions regarding effectiveness (betarange .21–.41) and enjoyment (betarange .14–.24) both had a positive effect on e-loyalty, which was mediated by active trust (betarange .27–.60). User perceptions and e-loyalty had low correlations with time on the website (r range .04–.18).ConclusionsThe consistent pattern of findings speaks in favor of their robustness and contributes to theory validation regarding e-loyalty. The importance of a theory-driven solution to a practice-based problem (ie, low actual use) needs to be stressed in view of the importance of the Internet in terms of intervention development. Longitudinal studies are needed to investigate whether people will actually revisit intervention websites and whether this leads to changes in health risk behaviors.

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Bringing Loyalty to E-health: Theory Validation Using Three Internet-Delivered Interventions

Crutzen¹,

Cyr²,

Vries³

2011

J Med Internet Res

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“…The sample consisted of 64 single students and young adults (31 women and 33 men; aged 18–31 years, mean age = 20.9, SD = 2.9) from southern Taiwan who were members of online dating services, as determined by a screening questionnaire. They were recruited from the subject pool of an adolescent online gaming survey supported by the National Science Council of Taiwan (Chiou, ) and participated in this study in exchange for $NT100 (approximately $US3.3). Participants were randomly assigned to an accuracy‐incentive condition.…”

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More Eagerness, More Suffering from Search Bias: Accuracy Incentives and Need for Cognition Exacerbate the Detrimental Effects of Excessive Searching in Finding Romantic Partners Online

Lee

Chiou

2015

Behavioral Decision Making

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The systematic use of Web search tools to browse and evaluate recommendations is widespread. Such tools may be crucial for users to truly benefit from the enormous selection of options available online. However, a recent study demonstrated that a greater number of search options triggered excessive searching and led to inferior decisions (i.e., the more-means-worse effect; Wu & Chiou, 2009). Given that individuals who are motivated to make accurate choices (the accuracy incentive) tend to engage in broader and more exhaustive searches, Experiment 1 examined how the accuracy incentive influenced the search process. The findings indicated that the accuracy incentive led to excessive searching and poorer choices. Moreover, the search ratio, an indicator of excessive searching, mediated the negative effect of the accuracy incentive on choice quality. Experiment 2 investigated the role of the need for cognition (NFC) in the more-means-worse effect. High-NFC participants demonstrated an increased tendency toward excessive searching and exhibited poorer selectivity than did low-NFC participants. The current research indicated that the accuracy incentive of online searchers may serve as a determinant of excessive searching and that online searchers characterized by high NFC may be more vulnerable to the negative effects of excessive searching.Note: Confidence intervals were set at 95%. N = 30 for each experimental condition.

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Psychotherapy for Internet Addiction

Abreu¹,

Góes²

2007

Internet Addiction

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Induced Attitude Change on Online Gaming among Adolescents: An Application of the Less-Leads-to-More Effect

Cited by 13 publications

References 18 publications

Bringing Loyalty to E-health: Theory Validation Using Three Internet-Delivered Interventions

Bringing Loyalty to E-health: Theory Validation Using Three Internet-Delivered Interventions

More Eagerness, More Suffering from Search Bias: Accuracy Incentives and Need for Cognition Exacerbate the Detrimental Effects of Excessive Searching in Finding Romantic Partners Online

Psychotherapy for Internet Addiction

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